TNP at Discovery Park

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Discovery Park of America is a 100,000-square-foot museum sitting on a 50-acre heritage park. The nearby Reelfoot Lake is a unique ecosystem that is incomparable to any other found in Tennessee. It is the largest natural lake in the state and was formed during the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes. The lake is 15,000 acres of flooded forests with a mix of cultivated fields, early successional forests, bottomland hardwood forests, cypress swamps, and freshwater sloughs, bayous and marshes surrounding it. It is one of the best locations in Tennessee for bald eagle viewing and visitors can also see golden eagles, pelicans and numerous woodland, wading, and shore birds. During the winter months over 750,000 waterfowl birds can sometimes be seen at one time! The lake ecosystem is also abundant in mammals, amphibians and reptiles including some water snakes that can only be found at Reelfoot Lake.

  • TNP at Discovery Park - Becoming a Naturalist
    August 28, 2021
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • TNP at Discovery Park - Living Waters
    September 18, 2021
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • TNP at Discovery Park - Invertebrates
    October 2, 2021
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • TNP at Discovery Park - Nocturnal Naturalist
    October 23, 2021
    5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • TNP at Discovery Park - Geology & Ecology
    November 20, 2021
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • TNP at Discovery Park - Birds
    January 22, 2022
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • TNP at Discovery Park - Mammals
    February 19, 2022
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • TNP at Discovery Park - Reptiles & Amphibians
    March 19, 2022
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • TNP at Discovery Park - Forests
    April 2, 2022
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • TNP at Discovery Park - Forbs, Ferns, Mosses & More
    April 23, 2022
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Jennifer Wildes Director of Exhibits and Collections
Phone: (731) 885-5455 ext 1125
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://discoveryparkofamerica.com/tnp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoveryparkofamerica/

830 Everett Blvd.
Union City, TN 38261

Venue:  

Venue Phone: (731) 885-5455 ext. 1154

Venue Website:

Address:
830 Everett Blvd., Union City, Tennessee, 38261, United States

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